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APPLE. 



the consideration of the orchard-grower. It is certain that 

 some of the mainly insectivorous kinds give help hy clearing 

 out eggs and small gruhs from nooks which can be got at in 

 no other way, and that these should to all reasonable extent 

 be preserved ; but at the same time bird presence should by 

 no means be encouraged to such an overwhelming extent that 

 they demolish the very crops they were meant to protect. 



In the case of Lackey Moth, a special word may be said for 

 the Cuckoo as a helper, as this bird in adult state feeds 

 especially on hairy caterpillars.* 



Lappet Moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, Liun. 



i^C.K. 



Gastropacha quercifolia. — Lappet Moth (the larger the female, the smaller the 

 male); also caterpillar, and Apple-twig with leaves eaten away. All from life. 



* See Yarrell's ' British Birds,' vol. ii. ; and Macgillivray's ' History of 

 British Birds,' vol. iii. 



